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O. F. DARNELL.

FENCE.

No. 415,383. Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

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WIAZSSES.

UNITE STATES rFicE.

CALVIN F. DARNELL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGRANVILLE S. \VRIGIIT, OF SAME PLACE.

F E N C E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,383, dated.November 19, 1889.

Application filed July 1, 1889. Serial No. 316,128. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CALVIN F. DARNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of whichthe following is a Specification.

My said invention consists of certain improvements upon the constructionof certain features of the fence shown and described in my application,Serial No. 310,731, filed May 14, 1889, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure1 is a side elevation of a section of fence embodying my saidimprovements; Fig. 2, a detail side elevation,on an enlarged scale, ofone of the joints between sections of a fence, including a fragment ofthe fencepost; Fig. 3 ahorizontal sectional view of the same on thedotted line 3 3 in Fig. 2; Fig. i, a plan view of said joint, includinga crosssection of the fence-post, and a horizontal sectional view of theadjacent ends of the connecting stay-rods, the parts being distributedat a little distance from each other; Fig. 5, a vertical sectional viewthrough the bolt and one side of the strap by which the wires of thefence are secured to the posts; Fig. 6, an elevation of one end of thestrap separately, and Fig. 7 a perspective view of the bolt separately.

In said drawings, the portions marked A represent the fence-post; B, thejoint-irons; C, the stay-rods; D, the wires; and E and E the strap andbolt, respectively, composing the clip by which the wires are secured tothe post.

The fence-posts A, as in said application already filed, are preferablypieces of gas-pipe set in proper feet and having proper tops or caps.

The jointirons B instead of being divided transversely, as in my saidformer application, are now divided longitudinally, so that thoseportions which enter the ends of the stayrods are each in two partsinstead of being each in a single part, as before, and the small pointsI), which enter the small holes in the sides of the fence-posts are atpoints at right angles with those in the previous construction. As thestay-rods are tubular and surround the portions cf the joint-irons whichenter them, the two parts of said joint-irons are held together thereby,and said join t-irons held securely against the posts, maintaining theengagement between the points I) and the holes in said posts at alltimes, whether the stay-rods are quite firm in their positions or not.This is a decided improvement, as while the joint-irons shown in saidformer application form a valuable improvement in the art offence-building, still in some cases, through bending of said stay-rodsor otherwise, their engagement with the posts became loosened, and saidrods would permit the joint-irons to recede far enough from the posts todisengage the small projections thereof from the holes, which of courseresulted in the stay-rod and joint-irons falling from place, leaving thefence unsupported between posts by any rigid portion. In the presentconstruction the stay-rod may recede nearly the whole length of thedistance the joint-irons enter into its end without any danger ofdisengagement of the parts. Said stay-rods C, as before, are preferablypieces of gas-pipe. Their hollow ends slip over the divided ends of thejointirons B, as plainly shown, particularly in Fig. 3. Said stay-rodsresist the pull of the Wires as they are tightened up in forming thefence, and serve as a stiff bar to render the fence rigid generally; butin these latter functions, however, they are not different from saidstayrods as used heretofore. The wires. D are also such as are generallyused in fences of this character. They are secured to the bolts E of theclips and are tightened thereby, as will be presently described.

The clips are formed of the straps E and bolts E. The straps E passaround the posts, as shown, and the bolts E pass through holes in theends of said straps. The hole in one end of the strap has a number ofnotches, as shown most plainly in Figs. 5 and 6, and the bolt E has asmall projection e, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, which is fitted, whensaid bolt is drawn up tightly, to enter one of the notches in the strapE.

In operation the wire is first attached to the bolt, and the nut is leftloose enough on said bolt so thatsaid projection is outside thestrap.The bolt is then turned by means of a wrench until the wire is drawn tothe required tension, when the nut is turned up, drawing the said boltendwise and drawing the projection thereon into one of the notches,which of course holds said bolt securely against being turned backwardby the tension on the wire. There being a number of these notches, avery accurate tension can be secured, as will be readily understood.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what Iclaim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a fence, of the post, joint-irons dividedlongitudinally into two parts, which parts when brought togethersurround the posts, and hollow or hollow-ended stay-rods extendingbetween said posts, which hollow ends pass over the divided ends of thejoint-irons, and thus secure said joint-irons in position.

2. The combination of the post A, having holes in its sides, thejoint-irons B, divided longitudinally and provided with projections b,which enter said holes, and stay-rods O, which pass over the ends ofsaid joint-irons and hold them together,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a fence, of posts A, stay-rods between saidposts, divided jointirons B, uniting said posts and stay-rods, wiresalso extending between said posts, and a clip consisting of a strap E,one hole whereof has one or more notches, and a bolt extending throughthe holes in said clip, and to which the wire is attached, and having acorresponding projection adapted to enter said notches, substantially asset forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and, seal atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 25th day of June, A. D. 1889.

CALVIN F. DARNELL; [L. s.]

WVitnesses:

E. W. BRADFORD, C. W. H. BROWN.

